Sri Lanka’s newly elected president swears in 15-member cabinet
Officials said on Friday that Sri Lanka’s new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had…
Trump insists on ceasefire as precondition for Afghan peace talks
Presidential palace spokesman Sediq Sediqi said on Friday that the U.S President…
Turkey detains 46 following online criticism of Syria offensive
Turkish authorities on Friday detained 46 people for allegedly disseminating terror propaganda…
Zimbabwe sacks 435 doctors over illegal strike
The Zimbabwean government on Friday said it has so far fired 435…
UN General Assembly President arrives Nigeria to rousing welcome
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), arrived Nigeria…
Russia opens investigation into space centre fraud after Putin rebuke
Russian investigators said on Thursday they had opened two criminal cases into…
15 illegal immigrants aboard makeshift boat rescued off Tunisian coast
Tunisian Navy on Thursday rescued 15 illegal immigrants off the country’s Southeast…
Opposition leader sworn-in as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister
Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn-in as the new prime minister of…
S. African ex-security minister arrested on corruption charges
A former State Security Minister, Bongani Bongo, now a parliamentarian from the…
Pentagon denies report U.S. pulled up to 4,000 troops from South Korea
The U.S. on Thursday denied a South Korean news report that it…